PRINTMAKING EXHIBIT A MIXED MEDIA EXPERIENCE.Byline: Patricia Hesselbach Special to the Daily News New directions in printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. complement gallery walls as the work of 10 artists is showcased at the annual Assembly of the Arts Invitational Exhibition at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art. Variety abounds in the printmaking exhibit, which might be more appropriately characterized as a mixed-media experience. Computer-generated art combines with assemblage and lithographs, and etchings team with screen-printing and huge washes of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color on metallic paper paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced. See also: Metallic . ``The purpose of the show is to encourage and recognize Ventura County artists,'' said curator Tim Schiffer. Three jurors reviewed the works of more than two dozen artists before selecting the 10 participants. For at least 20 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Assembly of the Arts has provided resident artists with a venue and an opportunity to showcase their talents. Bright splashes of color and design predominate in the expressive monoprints of Camarillo artist Shirley Judy. Soft-ground etchings of Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. printmaker Kitty Botke share wall space with the more traditional hard-ground pieces of Ventura artist Paula Odor. Ojai residents Alberta Fins and Karen Lewis are represented, respectively, by selected monoprints and computer-enhanced etchings. Ventura artists Bruce Freeman and Mary Michel show off big, bold silk-screen prints indulged in rich color. Intricate etchings and a delightful lithograph titled ``David'' are the contribution of Ventura artist Carol Rosenak. ``Nine Lives of Johnny Gomez'' is a scaled-down version of an original creation by Ventura artist Richard Peterson. Elements of assemblage and digitized color images tell the fictional story of a young Latino's triumphs and tragedies. Incorporating the computer in his artistic process came about as an accidental matter of course, according to Peterson. The artist had been using the machine exclusively for word processing until a colleague persuaded him to experiment with a computerized painting program. ``If someone had said to do art on a computer, I would have said, `That's blasphemous blas·phe·mous adj. Impiously irreverent. [Middle English blasfemous, from Late Latin blasph ,' '' Peterson said, laughing. The artist has a patent pending on a special computerized color printing process that he has invented. ``Cholo For the Choloa language, see . For the 1986 video game, see . Cholo, broadly, is a term applied to persons of mixed Amerindian and Spanish ancestry. However, its precise usage has varied widely in different times and places. Altarpiece'' is another Peterson creation - a three-dimensional digital assemblage relying on whimsy whim·sy also whim·sey n. pl. whim·sies also whim·seys 1. An odd or fanciful idea; a whim. 2. A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy. to convey its message. Build-it-yourself kits of this work are on sale in the museum gift shop. Two Bruce Freeman works bearing the title ``Sumo'' exude ex·ude v. To ooze or pass gradually out of a body structure or tissue. warmth and movement. The larger piece, screen-printed onto six panels, shows a generous overlay of butterscotch but·ter·scotch n. 1. A syrup, sauce, candy, or flavoring made by melting butter and brown sugar together. 2. A golden or tawny brown. and raspberry paint over metallic paper. Light play on the layered colors lends a lively character to the figure of a sumo wrestler, and depth to the otherwise flat surface. Ventura artist Lindsay Scott is known worldwide for her Mylar lithographs and paintings of animals. ``For each color, a separate drawing is done on Mylar,'' she explained. ``You have to picture in your mind where the different colors go.'' Scott's realistic ``Jazz Ponies'' and ``Mystic Morn'' are fine examples of the painstaking lithographic lith·o·graph n. A print produced by lithography. tr.v. lith·o·graphed, lith·o·graph·ing, lith·o·graphs To produce by lithography. process. The results are dynamic, lifelike renderings of animals that look as if they could walk out of their frames. The Assembly of the Arts Invitational Exhibit will run through July 27 in the Hoffman Gallery. For information about the shows at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art, call (805) 653-0323. CAPTION(S): PHOTO (1 -- color) Curator Tim Schiffer poses in front of the printm aking exhibit at the museum. (2) Michelle Garcia gives her son, Adam, a lesson in art appreciation at the Assembly of the Arts Invitational Exhibition running until July 27. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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